Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
one's best interests; one's own good
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
military adviser; military advisor
oppression; suppression; pressure
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
eastern part; the east (of a region)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
systematic; organized; organizational
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to live through; to survive
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to investigate; to examine
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
each place; various places
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
leading members of a party; party executive; party leadership; senior party members
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp